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theory that blames minorities themselves
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deficiency theory
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what are the examples of deficiency theory
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-biologically inferior
-culturally inferior |
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theory that blames members of the majority who hold prejudicial attitudes against minorities
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bias theory
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theory that says the customary ways of doing things and structural arrangments protect the advantages of the dominant group while oppressing the subordinate group
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institutional discrimination theory
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someone is targeted based on their perceived race ethnicity. (what people think u are)
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racial ethnic profiling
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profiling just based on sound of voice. (don’t even have to be in person)
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linguistic profiling
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What did the chicago tribune and globe do with the fake resumes?
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applied 2 jobs to test bias theory
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What are the main arguments of the institutional discrimination theory?
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-history is important in determining present condition
-discrimination cannot occur without conscious bigotry -Discrimination is reinforced because institutions are interrelated. |
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how the media will stereotype minorities
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institutional derogation
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what is an example of racial ethnic profiling?
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in the linguistic video, the example with the movie of the callers to the house owners.
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the biological and anatomical differences distinguishing females from males.
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sex
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social expectations about behavior regarded as appropriate for the members of each sex. Refers not to the physical attributes but to socially formed traits
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gender
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person that feels they were born into the wrong body (try to act like opposite sex)
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transgender
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person that is transgender but actually changes biology by getting surgery or taking hormones.
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transsexual
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person that has both body parts of male and female
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intersexual
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T/F Gender is learned?
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true
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we start to learn gender at birth and we continue to do gender through out our lives.
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gender socialization
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example of gender socialization at home.
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Toys teach kids gender appropriate statuses and also teach kids gender appropriate skills.
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example of gender socialization at school
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In elementary school they look at teacher/student interaction.
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guidance counselors encourage students to go into gender appropriate fields.
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gender tracking
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idea that gender inequality is built into social institutions
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gender structure
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example of how language is gendered?
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ignores women and makes women seem less important then men.
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example of interpersonal behavior between personal space?
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men take up more space then women, men invade personal space of women
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housework and child care, 61%of women do this.
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second shift
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people feel stressed because they have too many competing responsibilities.
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role overload
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why do women do the second shift?
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beliefs about gender, and feminist theory
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theory that who ever does housework expresses and enforces gender inequality.
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feminist theory
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T/F Gender is learned?
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true
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we start to learn gender at birth and we continue to do gender through out our lives.
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gender socialization
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example of gender socialization at home.
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Toys teach kids gender appropriate statuses and also teach kids gender appropriate skills.
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example of gender socialization at school
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In elementary school they look at teacher/student interaction.
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guidance counselors encourage students to go into gender appropriate fields.
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gender tracking
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idea that gender inequality is built into social institutions
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gender structure
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example of how language is gendered?
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ignores women and makes women seem less important then men.
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example of interpersonal behavior between personal space?
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men take up more space then women, men invade personal space of women
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Who is more likely to play with opposite gender toys?
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girls
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how do children’s storybooks reproduce traditional gender stereotypes of strong boys and passive girls?
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girls cooked and cleaned for the males or awaited their return. Women who were not wives and mothers were imaginary creatures like witches or fairy godmothers.
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why is it so difficult to practice nonsexist childearing?
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kids are recieving gender typed toys given to them by relatives, and storybooks now have independent women, but boys don't have nontraditional roles.
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women working full-time make approximately 76 cents for a man’s dollar – why is this so?
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sex segregation or gender typing
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Argument that individuals make investments in their own "human capital" in order to increase their productivity and earnings.
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human capital theory
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How does the human capital theory explain the gender pay gap?
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human captial theorists reason that women intentionally select occupations that are easy to move in and out of, while still providing moderately good incomes.
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what are some criticisms of human capital theory?
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they dispute the claim that women freely choose certain occupations, also neglects power differentials between men and women in the workplace and society.
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a promotion barrier that prevents a woman's upward mobility within an organization.
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glass ceiling
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the process by which men in traditionally female professions benefit from an unfair rapid rise within an organization
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glass escalator
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What do we mean when we say sexuality is socially constructed?
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we mean that sexuallity is learned through social environment
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What does DOMA stand for?
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Defense of Marriage Act
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What does the DOMA law say?
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defines marriage as the union between one man and one woman.
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Who signed the DOMA law and when?
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clinton in 1996
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How does the DOMA law discriminate against gays/lesbians?
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because men and women can't get married because of the law
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first state to grant same-sex couples the state-level legal benefits of marriage through civil unions in 1999
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Vermont
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How many federal benefits do heterosexual married couples get?
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1,138 federal benefits
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Massachusetts ruled that denying same-sex couples the right to marry is unconstitutional and has been issuing licenses since when?
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may 17, 2004
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Amendment that would put DOMA into constitution, Amend it to say that marriage is between one man and one woman.
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Federal Marriage Amendment
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Which state is the only state to not allow gay and lesbian individuals, as well as same-sex couples, to adopt children
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Florida
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in 1994 which state was the first state to grant same-sex couples the right to adopt children, and that adoption laws vary state-to-state
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Massachusetts
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although exact chonological age at which they occur varies greatly, depending on genetics, lifestyle, and luck
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biological aging
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examples of biological aging.
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declining vision, wrinkles, hearing loss, a decline of muscle mass, a drop in cardiovascular efficiency
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examples of psychological aging
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recall or analyzes information slow, memory loss, learning, intelligence, skills, and motivation to learn decline with age
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aging that consists of the norms, values, and roles that are culturally associated with a particular chronological age.
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social age
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theory that the notion that it is functional for society to remove people from their traditional roles when they become elderly
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disengagement theory
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theory that elderly people who are busy and engaged, leading fulfilling and productive lives, can be functional for society
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activity theory
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On average, who lives longer in terms of race-ethnicity and gender?
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white females
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What accounts for the race-ethnicity differnces of aging?
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the different occupations and family sizes and where the people were born
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prejudice and/or discrimination based on age and, like all prejudices, is fueled in part by stereotypes
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ageism
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examples of ageism
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elderly seen as perpetually lonely, sad, infirm, forgetful. dependent, senile, old-fashioned, inflexible, and embittered.
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what is contributing to the “elder explosion” sweeping across the globe today
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industrialized nations of the world
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how is globalization changing the treatment of the elderly throughout the world?
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As more and more live to old age, resepct for them has tended to decline.
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example of elder explosion?
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in japan men and women remain active well into old age because business policies often support postretirment work with teh same company one worked for before retirement
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